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Kelli Korducki

Letter from the editor

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Letter from Yonge Street's new Managing Editor. 
Tony Mammoliti of YNOT Cycle.

The return to making and the rise of urban manufacturing in Toronto

Elena Yunosov Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Toronto is getting its manufacturing groove back. We take a look at the contemporary companies making manufacturing, and locally made goods and products, a priority. 
VQA wine at the Sorauren Farmer's Market.

VQA winemakers taste success at Toronto farmers' markets

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A two-year pilot program introduces local winemakers to Toronto markets, one sip at a time. Yonge Street talks to several wineries to learn more about how the city's various farmers' markets are supporting VQA wines. 
Jeff Cohen of the Horseshoe Tavern.

The role nightlife plays in building and dividing Toronto

Benjamin Boles Wednesday, October 02, 2013
It's no secret that councillors are divided on the issue of nightlife. Efforts are in place to regulate the number of clubs and bars in Parkdale, but embracing nightlife and considering the formation of a working group may be a better option, say club owners. 
"P4K Obstacle Course" neighbourhood game in Parkdale.

A legacy that will last

Paul Gallant Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Sure, the GTA will get an aquatics centre and velodrome from the Pan Am Games. But the real legacy might be the connections forged by the Playing For Keeps ambassador program, which are reigniting and reconnecting neighbourhoods. 
Ryan Dyment, co-founder of the Toronto Tool Library

First Tool Libraries, now Timebanks: Toronto's Zeitgeist movement is expanding

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Ryan Dyment, co-founder of the Tool Library and soon-to-be-unveiled Toronto Timebank, opens up about the Zeitgeist movement, leaving the rat race, and his vision for a resource-based economy. 
Artist, Claire Hall.

The role of public art in Toronto's condo boom

Chris Riddell Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Condos are turning into canvases as property developers look to local and international artists to create original art and public installations in an effort to attract new condo buyers. As a result, properties are becoming art galleries, attracting known artists and creative-minded residents alike. 
UFRED researchers at work.

See the forest in the trees: Ryerson mapping experts study ways to keep urban greenery healthy

Todd Irvine Wednesday, October 26, 2011
With politicians trying to find every dollar of savings, high-tech research methods can help our urban forest survive and thrive. Ryerson University's Andrew Millward's tools of choice: maps.
Opossum in Toronto.

Look who's come to town: Toronto's new Opossum Posse

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Virginia Opossum, or Didelphis virginiana, has moved into the GTA and is turning up in backyards, ravines and parks. This new character on the scene, our first marsupial, seems to be fitting into the local flora and fauna just fine.
Ryad Assani-Razaki

Artists in the GTA: Ryad Assani-Razaki is telling our migration stories

Leah Sandals Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Jameson Avenue's 1960s apartment buildings, packed with New Canadians, are home to many stories on migration. But only one of its residents has won a $20,000 provincial prize for telling these tales. Meet Ryad Assani-Razaki, a Benin-born, Parkdale-based scribe on the rise.
Highrise

The NFB's innovative Out my Window online documentary looks out of Toronto's windows and beyond

Michelle Kasprzak Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Toronto-based director Katerina Cizek breaks new ground in the documentary format with Out My Window, a multi-media National Film Board project about the highrises we call home here in Toronto and around the world. Already the city-building project is nominated for an award at the Sheffield Doc Fest, and will be presented in installation form at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam this month.
Little Tibet

Yonge Street Video: It's a Momo -- Parkdale's Little Tibet neighbourhood grows

Darren Alexander Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Adding to Toronto's mix of ethnic neighbourhoods is Little Tibet, a relatively new addition to the Parkdale street scene. In this video, the Valunbisitsang family keeps both Tibetan food and music alive.
Toronto's Greenest City

Yonge Street Video: Toronto's Greenest City sprouts in Parkdale

Rose Bianchini Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Yonge Street Video goes to Parkdale and chats with Greenest City. They're not just encouraging neighbourhood green thumbs to turn this most urban neighbourhood into a working city farm, they're also growing a new generation of Toronto leaders.
Bill Park of Design Hope Toronto

Putting Parkdale's artists to work for shelter

Heidi McKenzie Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Design Hope Toronto is raising funds for Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre's new supportive housing complex, Edmond Place, with a grassroots art auction.
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